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ORLANDO — Mitchell’s Devin McCaffrey knew it would be easy to flourish at the Class 2A state meet. After all, he had won three gold medals in his career, including two last season. There was no one to push McCaffrey at the county and region levels. So it was only ...Read more

TRINITY — First it was all about besting his older sisters, Meghan and Caitlin McCaffrey, who set swimming records at Mitchell. Mission accomplished for multiple school-record holder Devin McCaffrey. “They were good, but I passed their times a while ago,” he said, proudly boasting family bragging rights. “There’s no question ...Read more

Both swim teams from Land O’Lakes and Mitchell shattered school records in top-five showings in Thursday’s Class 2A, Region 2 meet in Orlando. “It was a record-breaking day,” Gators girls coach Robin Hilgenberg said. “It was crazy.” Land O’Lakes’ girls team led the way with a third-place finish. Krystin Demsher ...Read more

HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week Male Hot Shot: Devin McCaffrey, Mitchell Sport: Swimming Skinny: Pasco County’s top swimmer continues to add accolades to his already impressive resume. Last season’s North Suncoast swimmer of the year won two individual gold medals at ...Read more

Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Oct. 20 through Friday, Oct. 26. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every ...Read more

CLEARWATER — The titles just keep on coming for Land O’Lakes, which Thursday defended its Class 2A, District 5 boys and girls crowns at the Long Center. The Gators, who swept the North Suncoast Relays and Sunshine Athletic Conference meets, have won eight of the past nine boys district championships ...Read more

Mitchell swimmer Devin McCaffrey has committed to LSU, Mustangs coach Scott Hernon confirmed Friday via email. Ohio State, Missouri, N.C. State and West Virginia were among the other programs recruiting McCaffrey. The star senior was the Times’ North Suncoast swimmer of the year last fall. He won gold medals at ...Read more

NEW TAMPA — The second day of the Sunshine Athletic Conference meet was one for records in more ways than one. After Friday's diving competition in New Port Richey, Saturday's swimming events at the New Tampa YMCA featured six records.Then there was the extension of Land O'Lakes' record-setting dominance. The ...Read more

HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week Male Hot Shot: Ryan Davis, Northeast Sport: Football Skinny: The sophomore quarterback had a wild night Friday against Tarpon Springs. After throwing two interceptions to end the first half, he completed his next 13 passes and ...Read more

Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate one male and one female Hot Shot athlete from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Sept. 28. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights ...Read more

TRINITY — When three military helicopters flew overhead during last year’s Sunshine Athletic Conference meet in New Port Richey, few people noticed. Mitchell’s Amanda Maser was an exception, as the formation was a wave goodbye from her father. Maser’s dad, a medic in the U.S. Army Reserves, was headed to ...Read more

HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Male Hot Shot: Joe Predoehl, Springstead Sport: Football Skinny: The senior linebacker was the catalyst in the Eagles’ impressive 38-0 win over Fivay — their second shutout in two games. Predoehl led the defense with an ...Read more

Each week, our writers will nominate one male and one female athlete from each of the counties we cover. Then we turn the voting over to you, our fabulous readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 1 through Friday, Sept. 7. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over ...Read more

Boys Swimmer of the Year Devin McCaffrey, Jr., MitchellWhy we picked him: McCaffrey had one of the best seasons in North Suncoast history. He won gold in the 100 butterfly (49:10) and 100 breaststroke (56:97) at the Class 2A state meet. McCaffrey also set conference records in the 200 individual ...Read more

ORLANDO — To cement his status as the undisputed star in Class 2A, Mitchell's Devin McCaffrey would have to do something no other Pasco County swimmer has ever done: win multiple individual titles at a state meet.His first title, the 100-yard butterfly, came with ease Saturday at the YMCA Aquatic ...Read more